Omron Healthcare Conducts Attitude Survey on Metabolic Syndrome and Visceral Fat.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 26, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Omron Healthcare announced on January 25 the results of its attitude survey on metabolic syndrome metabolic syndrome n. See syndrome X. Metabolic syndrome A group of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. and visceral fat Visceral fat, also known as organ fat, is located inside the peritoneal cavity, packed in between internal organs, as opposed to subcutaneous fat which is found underneath the skin and intramuscular fat which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle. . Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors including obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. , hypertension, high lipids lipids, a broad class of organic products found in living systems. Most are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar solvents. The definition excludes the mineral oils and other petroleum products obtained from fossil material. and high blood sugar. The company conducted a survey of 1,329 people aged from 30 to 59 from January 13 to 17. The survey showed that only 2.9% answered that they know of metabolic syndrome, 23.3% said that they have heard about it. Meanwhile, 73.8% do not know about the syndrome. Of the respondents, 74.9% answered that they are familiar with visceral fat and 21.7% have heard of it. Further, 77.8% are worried about the accumulation of visceral fat. In particular, 19.5% feel deeply anxious and 58.3% have some concerns. One in every two respondents thinks that they have gained weight over the past year. Further, one in every four has actually gained more than 5kg during the past five years. When asked in what occasions they realize that they have gained weight, 78.8% said "when they feel their clothes are tight", followed by "when they look at themselves in a mirror". Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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